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The administration of the Jordan School District, in consultation with the Board of Education and employee groups, is pleased to begin observance of the official state holiday for the Juneteenth National Freedom Day. This year, Juneteenth National Freedom Day will be observed on Monday, June 19, 2023. District offices and locations will be closed on this day. This change will impact the current year calendar for contracted and hourly employees on 242- and 245-day contracts, as well as CTE Coordinators on 207-day contracts.

Utah Code 63G-1-301(1)(f) outlines the scheduling of Juneteenth in Utah:
(f)(i) The Juneteenth National Freedom Day holiday is on June 19, if that day is a Monday.
(ii) If June 19 is on a Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday, the Juneteenth National Freedom Day holiday is on the immediately preceding Monday.
(iii) If June 19 is on a Saturday or Sunday, the Juneteenth National Freedom Day holiday is on the immediately following Monday.

Updated employee calendars may be accessed at https://planning.jordandistrict.org/calendars/. Employees should direct questions to their immediate supervisors.

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DATE:
Thursday, May 4, 2023

TO:
All School Administrators

FROM:
Carolyn Gough, Administrator of Teaching and Learning
Ben Jameson, Director of Evaluation, Research and Accountability

SUBJECT:
2023 Raw WIDA Access Results Available in WIDA AMS

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The 2023 WIDA Access raw results are now available in DRC Insight. These reports are based on students who completed WIDA testing in your school this year, but they do not include students who will be enrolled in schools for the 2023-24 school year (i.e., incoming 7th and 10th graders). Many schools need these results as soon as possible so that they can finish building their ESL Study Skills classes into their master schedule. Evaluation, Research & Accountability is working to provide this information, based on your projected enrollment for the 2023-24 school year.

In the meantime, school administrators with accounts (contact JoLynn Snelgrove if you need an account at jolynn.snelgrove@jordandistrict.org) and test coordinators may access 2023 WIDA Access results for students who tested in your school using the following steps:

  1. Login to DRC Insight (WIDA AMS): https://www.drcedirect.com/all/eca-portal-v2-ui/ - /login/WIDA
  2. Click on the My Applications tab on the top left. Then click on Report Delivery under Scoring and Reporting: 
  3. Click on the Test Results tab:
  4. Click on each drop-down menu so that it looks like the screenshot below (make sure your school name appears under the School drop-down menu), then click Download Reports:
  5. Confirm your reports download by clicking on Download Reports again:

The report will download an Excel CSV file. Columns H and I contain the student names. Columns AY-BE contain the language proficiency level.

Validated and cleaned results will be published on Tableau viewer accounts in the next week or two. Printed individual student reports (ISRs) will be delivered to schools when they become available later in May.

Please contact JoLynn Snelgrove or Ben Jameson in Evaluation, Research & Accountability with any questions.

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National School Nurse Day was established to foster a better understanding of the role of school nurses in the educational setting.

Administrators: How do you celebrate National School Nurses Day? Please help our School Nurses know that they are loved and appreciated for all they do for you and our students!

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22,000 students responded to the winter Panorama SEL Survey and reflected on belonging, self-management, social awareness, emotion regulation, and self-efficacy. The attached document highlights the results for the District. You may access your school's results directly in the Panorama dashboard. See the District highlights attached. 

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Effective May 3, 2023, Utah law now prohibits individuals convicted of child abuse or who have pled guilty or no contest to child abuse from submitting an affidavit for home school to an LEA. In order to comply with this update to the law, a revision to the District's home school affidavit has been prepared and is attached. While schools should not process home school affidavits, any school who keeps copies of the affidavit on hand for patrons should discard previous versions.

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"A Better Understanding of Your Native American Students"- An interactive PD opportunity for our teachers and administrators to learn about Native Communities and Cultures, Cultural Appropriation, and insight on teaching sensitive historical topics.

Wednesday, May 10, 2023, from 4:30-6:00 p.m. in the ASB Presentation Room. Please scan the QR code on the flyer to RSVP.

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DATE:
April 27, 2023

TO:
Building Administrators
Elementary Administrative Assistants
Secondary Attendance Secretaries
Secondary Registrars

FROM:
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Caleb Olson, Consultant, Planning & Enrollment

SUBJECT:
Utah’s “Safe at Home” Program & School Enrollment

The State of Utah has created a confidential address program for victims of abuse, domestic violence, human trafficking, stalking, or sexual assault. The program, now called “Safe at Home,” is authorized by Utah Code 77-38. 

Participants in the program are issued a legal substitute address that they may use for any purpose, including receiving mail and school registration, to keep their actual address confidential. The substitute address is the address of a state office building and includes an “apartment number” unique to each participant. It is anticipated that this program will begin in late summer or fall of 2023.

Participants in the program are issued an authorization card that will include their name, substitute address, and contact information for the Safe at Home program. Schools are required under Utah Code 77-38-611 to accept this address and use it for school enrollment. When presented with a card, school staff should call the number of the Safe at Home program on the card. Program staffers will verify for the school that the individual lives within the boundaries of the school but will not release the actual address. School staff should then enter the substitute address as the legal address for the family in Skyward. It will likely be necessary for schools to manually add the “H” permit code to the student’s record to avoid Skyward flagging the student as living outside the school’s boundary. School staff MAY NOT ask or require the program participant to reveal their actual address.

At enrollment, schools may ask if the family lives in the bus eligible areas of the school boundary, when applicable. If the family is bus eligible, the school may assist the family in identifying nearby bus stops, either using a map of current bus stops or by identifying stops by a landmark or other location in the vicinity of the family’s address. 

Schools may not see large numbers of participants in the program, but should prepare all those who process new enrollments to be aware of the program so they can respond appropriately.

Additional information on Safe at Home can be found at https://crimevictim.utah.gov/safe-at-home/

 

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DATE:
April 20, 2023

TO:
All Administrators & Threat Assessment Teams

FROM:
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
McKinley Withers, Health and Wellness
Angie Rasmussen, Student Safety & Wellness Specialist

SUBJECT:
Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines (CSTAG) Level 1 Workshop Opportunity

Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines (CSTAG) is a school violence prevention program. Training consists of two (2) levels and both levels must be completed by all administrators and is recommended for school threat assessment team members.

Structure:  The CSTAG Level 1 training consists of six (6) hour web-based training from Navigate360. 

Target Audience: In addition to administrators, this workshop will benefit teachers, mental health clinicians, school psychologists, school resources officers, and counselors, or any school employee who serves on the school’s threat assessment multidisciplinary team.  

Content: CSTAG level 1 can assist in developing an awareness of threat assessments and use of the CSTAG model at your school. Here are specific descriptions of the six modules that will be taught in the training.

Why: This workshop will increase awareness about school violence prevention, provide procedures/methodology for determining threat levels, assist in determining responses to threats, and will give your school trained educators to include on a threat assessment team. 

Registration: If you are interested in having any staff trained in CSTAG Level 1, please direct them to complete this form. Student services will be funding the tuition for each participant as long as they are registered by the end of this school year. Once registered, the participant will receive an email with information about how to access the training. Those who complete level 1 before June 9th can then register for CSTAG Level 2. 

An upcoming session for the level 2 workshop will be offered as an in-person training on June 9, 2023.  Select the link for JPLS to register for a session of CSTAG Level 2 training. The course number is 101883. Section # 117422

Should you have any questions please reach out to Angie Rasmussen at angie.rasmussen@jordandistrict.org.

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As we approach the end of the 2022-23 school year, it is important to make sure your location has reported all drills, actual emergencies, and related planning and debrief meetings for this school year using the Google Form, link: 2022-23 REPORT EMERGENCY - DRILLS, ACTUAL EVENTS, or MEETINGS.  Please include all related details.  

The Board of Education has asked to receive quarterly reports on all drills and actual emergencies throughout the district.  Information submitted using the report form will be used for this purpose. 

For help or questions, contact Facility Operations at Auxiliary Services:
Judy Bird, Administrative Assistant: 801-567-8625, judy.bird@jordandistrict.org
Teresa Lyon, Administrative Assistant: 801-567-8626, teresa.lyon@jordandistrict.org
Jeff Beesley, Risk Management Coordinator: 801-567-8876, jeffrey.beesley@jordandistrict.org
Lance Everill, Emergency Operations Manager: 801-567-8623, lance.everill@jordandistrict.org

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Date:
April 17, 2023

To:
Applicable School Principals and Administrative Assistants
All Area Administrators of Schools and Administrative Assistants

From:
John Larsen, Business Administrator
Daniel Ellis, Director of Accounting and Audits
Natalie Grange, Accounting Administrator

Subject:
External Audit Visits

The external auditors (Squire & Company, PC) will be visiting the following schools on the dates indicated. They will be reviewing school fees (appropriate amount charged, waivers, etc.) and financial information. Once finished, the auditors will want a few minutes with the Principal. If the Principal is unavailable, an Assistant Principal may meet with them. The auditors are planning on coming to the schools in the order listed. Exact times of arrival will vary depending on length of stay at earlier schools and travel time. If you have any questions or if your administrative assistant will not be available, please call Natalie Grange at (801) 567-8312.

April 26, 2023
West Jordan  HS
West Jordan MS
South Jordan MS
April 27, 2023
Copper Hills HS
West Hills MS
Mountain Creek MS
Golden Fields Elem
Foothills Elem
April 28, 2023
Herriman HS
Bastian Elem
Oak Leaf Elem
Butterfield Elem

 

May 1, 2022
Mountain Ridge HS
Blackridge Elem
Kings Peak HS (Hidden Valley Middle)
Kelsey Peak MS (Hidden Valley Middle)
Mountain Point Elementary
May 2, 2023
Bingham HS
Riverton HS
Rose Creek Elem
South Hills MS
Ridge View Elem

 

 

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We have created training videos for every sweeper route and posted them to our Custodial Website.

You will also find other training videos that will help all of our employees become knowledgeable in their field.

We also have under the Documents/Forms/Logs tab, a link to all the forms the Head Custodian, Lead Custodian and/or Adult Night Supervisor should be using to check on the sweepers and adult custodians to make sure they are getting their jobs done each night.

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The following are new administrative assignments:

New Assignments effective July 1, 2023:

  • Jessica Hayes, administrator intern at the Child Development Center appointed assistant principal at the Child Development Center.
  • Thyme Meleisea-Vea, administrator intern at Oak Leaf Elementary appointed assistant principal at Oak Leaf Elementary.
  • Teresa Rossetti, administrator intern at Rosamond Elementary appointed assistant principal at Rosamond Elementary.
  • Angela Solum, assistant principal at Riley Elementary in Salt Lake School District appointed assistant principal at Heartland Elementary.
  • Jessica Wilson, administrator intern at South Valley and South Hills Middle appointed assistant principal at South Valley.
  • Janae Young, administrator intern at Aspen Elementary appointed assistant principal at Silver Crest Elementary.

Transfers effective July 1, 2023:

  • Kim Andersen, assistant principal at West Jordan Elementary assigned assistant principal at Welby Elementary.
  • TJ Davenport, assistant principal at Rose Creek Elementary assigned assistant principal at Daybreak Elementary.
  • Natalie Gleave, assistant principal at Eastlake Elementary assigned assistant principal at Rose Creek Elementary.
  • John Sassman, assistant principal at Midas Creek Elementary assigned assistant principal at Copper Canyon Elementary.
  • Allyson Stovall, assistant principal at Southland Elementary assigned assistant principal at Eastlake Elementary.

New Elementary Administrative Intern Assignments effective July 1, 2023:

  • Holly Bagley, instructional coach at Plymouth Elementary in Granite School District assigned administrative intern at Southland Elementary.
  • Cammie Chang, teacher at Antelope Canyon Elementary assigned administrative intern at Jordan Hills Elementary.
  • Betsy Lopez, teacher at Daybreak Elementary assigned administrative intern at Aspen Elementary.
  • Lauren Nalder, instructional coach at Riverside Elementary assigned administrative intern at Midas Creek Elementary.

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DATE: 
April 12, 2023

TO:  
School Psychologists and School Psychology Interns

FROM:  
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
Fulvia Franco, Program Specialist – Guidance

SUBJECT: 
May School Psychologist and School Psychology Interns Meeting

A meeting for school psychologists and school psychology interns has been scheduled for Friday, May 5, 2023, from 12:00 to 3:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Auxiliary Services Building (7905 South Redwood Road). We will start at 12:00 p.m. with a luncheon. Jamison Law, Ed.D., Director of Clinical Education for the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program at UVU, will provide us with a presentation that addresses Secondary Trauma and Compassion Fatigue.

Part-time Staff: I would appreciate it if you could adjust your schedules in order to attend this meeting.

cc:
Principals

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DATE:       
April 12, 2023

TO: 
Administrators
All Current or Future Panorama Users

FROM: 
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services

SUBJECT:   
Panorama for Positive Behavior Training Sessions

Training sessions for Panorama’s Positive Behavior have been scheduled to assist all schools using or interested in using the Positive Behavior module in Panorama. The sessions are designed to provide navigational support for teachers and administrators. Each session will include a demonstration from a Panorama product expert and former educator, practice time, and valuable leave behind resources to support immediate action in your daily work.

Please see memo below for dates and times of the training sessions.

The attached document has more detailed information and may also be accessed here.

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DATE:      
April 6, 2023

TO: 
All Administrators

FROM:    
Michael Anderson, Associate Superintendent
Travis Hamblin, Director of Student Services
McKinley Withers, Health and Wellness

SUBJECT:  
You and your staff are invited to a Wellness Accelerator Event!

You and your staff are invited to a Wellness Accelerator Event at JATC South Auditorium on April 14th, from 1:30-3:30.

The 2023 Wellness Accelerator is an opportunity to learn from passionate educators like you. There will be a variety of topics covered through brief, prepared table-top discussions from educators around Jordan District on strategies for student and staff wellness. Participants should plan on walking away with practical ways to enhance wellness for yourself and others!

Who should attend? You! Jordan School District administrators, school leaders, and staff committed to SEL/wellness initiatives (substitutes can be provided upon request) are invited to attend.

Review the attached flyer and share with those that would benefit from attending.

Please contact McKinley Withers (mckinley.withers@jordandistrict.org) for additional information and questions.